While the Bogotá takeoff favors the right side, the left side accumulates more scenic value over the full flight: the route's Caribbean crossing near eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra and the Bahamas' turquoise banks sits to the west of the flight path, and the left side also gets the dramatic Manhattan skyline view during the Jamaica Bay approach into JFK.
Flight Path
Caribbean Sea crossing near Jamaica and the Windward Passage, eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, the shallow turquoise banks of the Bahamas, then the Atlantic seaboard off Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas before the final approach to New York.
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Phase by phase
Takeoff from BOG
RIGHTDeparting El Dorado, the climb-out swings the aircraft north with Bogotá's Eastern Cordillera and the city's guardian hills, Monserrate and Guadalupe, filling the right-side windows. The left side mostly shows the flatter western savanna and outlying farmland, less dramatic than the steep eastern ridge.
Landing at JFK
LEFTArrivals from the south into JFK often fly the Canarsie visual approach to runway 13L, banking over Jamaica Bay before lining up on final. During that left-hand turn, passengers on the left side get an open view north across the bay toward the Manhattan skyline and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, while the right side mostly faces open ocean.
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About This Route
Which side of the plane should I sit on flying from Eldorado International (BOG) to John F Kennedy International (JFK)?
Sit on the Left side of the plane for the best views on flights from Bogota to New York. While the Bogotá takeoff favors the right side, the left side accumulates more scenic value over the full flight: the route's Caribbean crossing near eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra and the Bahamas' turquoise banks sits to the west of the flight path, and the left side also gets the dramatic Manhattan skyline view during the Jamaica Bay approach into JFK.
What can I see during takeoff from Eldorado International in Bogota?
During takeoff from Eldorado International (BOG), sit on the Right side for the best views. Departing El Dorado, the climb-out swings the aircraft north with Bogotá's Eastern Cordillera and the city's guardian hills, Monserrate and Guadalupe, filling the right-side windows. The left side mostly shows the flatter western savanna and outlying farmland, less dramatic than the steep eastern ridge. Notable sights include: Cerro de Monserrate and Cerro de Guadalupe, the Eastern Cordillera ridge, Bogotá's checkerboard savanna.
What can I see when landing at John F Kennedy International in New York?
When landing at John F Kennedy International (JFK), sit on the Left side for the best views. Arrivals from the south into JFK often fly the Canarsie visual approach to runway 13L, banking over Jamaica Bay before lining up on final. During that left-hand turn, passengers on the left side get an open view north across the bay toward the Manhattan skyline and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, while the right side mostly faces open ocean. Notable sights include: Manhattan skyline in the distance, Jamaica Bay wetlands, Rockaway Peninsula, Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
How long is the flight from Bogota to New York?
The flight from Eldorado International (BOG) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) takes 5h 35m.
What does the Bogota to New York flight path pass over?
Caribbean Sea crossing near Jamaica and the Windward Passage, eastern Cuba's Sierra Maestra mountains, the shallow turquoise banks of the Bahamas, then the Atlantic seaboard off Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas before the final approach to New York.